Lee & No Guesthouse

good location, homey, clean house, located in residential area, you can find halal food right in front of the house (indian food), mini market, fruit stall, coffee shops ( a lot of), halal bakery shop, park..(mostly) everything you need!

This being our first trip to Seoul we were glad we chose Hongdae before moving to Seoul statuon area. Pros: 10 mins walk from Hongik University Station. Direct line from Incheon airport so that makes it very convenient. Location is in a residential area so you do get a good night's sleep as there is not much noise after 10pm. There are coffee/tea sachets and biscuits at the reception kitchen which you can avail yourselves. Many convenience store, eateries, cosy cafes and local supermarkets around. Walking distance to Hongdae art market and shopping area. Plenty of activities in the evening esp weekends. The place is abuzz with lots of energy and great place for youths and teens. Hongdae is also a great place to shop if you are into vintage clothing as there are a number of quaint little shops. Also there are 3 animal cafes there. Do check out Bau House and Meerkat Cafe. Loads of BBQ restaurants! Cons: Room is small and there is only enough space to open 1 luggage. (possible after we moved the table to a side) There is a wall rack with 2 hooks and a small rack inside the toilet insufficient to hang bathing towels. As there was no cabinet you have to practically live out of your luggage. So please set your expectations regards this area and you will be fine. As Hongdae is quite a distance away do factor in additional time to travel to most of the tourist attractions. If you are staying more than 5 days in Seoul would recommend that you split your stay just as we did. Each location had a totally different feel and different sights to discover and enjoy! Overall in terms of hospitality and value would recommend this place as location is thumbs up.

We used to like staying at Lee & No. We started when they used to own Studio 41st and later we also stayed at Traveller's Planet. We started staying at Lee & No some years back. It used to be awesome but it's really run down now. The staff's still great but the atmosphere isnt just as welcoming. The breakfast spread is lacking and no longer do we feel encouraged to cook our own breakfasts and share it with others. They dont even provide eggs anymore. And cleanliness has become an issue. There was mould in the toilets. Though we requested for cleaning, we'd come back to hair on the floor. We're visiting Seoul again in June 2019 but we wont be staying in Lee & No. It's sad because we really like the Hongdae area but we're opting for something different this time.